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Ebon Moss-Bachrach in ‘The Bear’ wins Emmy for Best Supporting Actor

Jewish-themed shows with nominations but not victories included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Fleishman Is in Trouble.”

Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Ebon Moss-Bachrach at the 2019 WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. Credit: Gage Skidmore via via Wikimedia Commons.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Ebon Moss-Bachrach at the 2019 WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. Credit: Gage Skidmore via via Wikimedia Commons.

The performance of Ebon Moss-Bachrach as divorced father Richie in the TV series “The Bear” has so far collected the two top entertainment awards of the year.

On Monday, Moss-Bachrach, who is 46 and Jewish, received an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a comedy-drama series, repeating his victory at the Golden Globes on Jan. 7. On the program streamed by Disney+, Moss-Bachrach portrays a chef who takes over his brother’s Chicago sandwich restaurant. The show tied with HBO’s Fox News-inspired “Succession” drama, each winning six awards.

Two other shows with dominant Jewish themes also received nominations but did not win.

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” received two nominations and “Fleishman Is in Trouble” earned five. Former “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe also competed in Best Lead Actor in a limited series for his performance in “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” as the iconic, Grammy-winning parody musician, losing to Steven Yeun in Netflix’s “Beef.”

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